war and peace for those to lazy to read it (part one)

The book starts with a bit of too-ing and fro-ing. Our hero Warren a bachelor(and a wag with a few drinks in him), attends a party or two in russia with the clever set. A few people whinge about stuff, Warren cares not. Then Warren's dad dies and he inherits the lot. A short time later Warren joins the russian army and ,leaving his young pregnant wife with his father and sister leaves for the war.
Part two will follow (our hero is in germany with the germans, preparing to gove Bony what for).